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H.R. 1349, the “Wheels Over Wilderness” bill, introduced by Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), carves a gaping loophole in the 1964 Wilderness Act, which has stood for a half-century as one of America’s bedrock conservation laws.

“The authors of the 1964 Wilderness Act knew that the primitive nature of America’s wildlands would be undermined by an onslaught of roads, buildings, motorized transportation and mechanical devices, which is why they are not allowed in wilderness areas.